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March Madness begins in a couple of weeks, a favorite time of year for people who love watching college basketball. But if you want to legally place bets on your favorite team, inside Connecticut you’re out of luck.

This hour: will the General Assembly legalize sports betting this legislative session?

Some lawmakers want to see sports betting revenues coming into the state's coffers. But a debate over who should run sports betting has led to an impasse between the governor and the state’s tribal nations.

Do you want sports betting to become legal in Connecticut? Or do you have concerns about  the expansion of gambling in our state?

GUESTS:
Mark Pazniokas - Capitol Bureau Chief for the Connecticut Mirror (@CTMirrorPaz)
State Rep. Joe Verrengia - State Representative for West Hartford, co-chair of the Public Safety and Security committee in the Connecticut General Assembly
Marc Edelman -  Professor of Law at Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business, where he specializes in sports law

March Madness begins in a couple of weeks, a favorite time of year for people who love watching college basketball. But if you want to legally place bets on your favorite team, inside Connecticut you&rsquo;re out of luck.
This hour: will the General Assembly legalize sports betting this legislative session?
Some lawmakers want to see sports betting revenues coming into the state's coffers. But a debate over who should run sports betting has led to an impasse between the governor and the state&rsquo;s tribal nations.
Do you want sports betting to become legal in Connecticut? Or do you have concerns about&nbsp; the expansion of gambling in our state?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Mark Pazniokas -&nbsp;Capitol Bureau Chief for the Connecticut Mirror (<a href="https://twitter.com/CTMirrorPaz">@CTMirrorPaz</a>)</li>
<li>State Rep. Joe Verrengia -&nbsp;State Representative for West Hartford, co-chair of the Public Safety and Security committee in the Connecticut General Assembly</li>
<li>Marc Edelman -&nbsp;&nbsp;Professor of Law at Baruch College&rsquo;s Zicklin School of Business, where he specializes in sports law</li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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